Brush-holder.



c. E. HECHIT.

BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1916.

1,,7?%@ PatentedJune 5,1917.

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OOOOOOOOO To all whom it may concern:

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BRUSH-HOLDER.

Be it known that I, CHARLES 'E. Hncn'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Irvington, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brush holders, and more especially to holders for suspending brushes in pots, which said holders when not in use may be received and retained out of the way in recesses provided in the brush for that purpose. In suspending paint brushes, varnish brushes or the like, in pails or pots, it is desirable that the brushes be suspended in a substantially vertical position so that the bristles will not ,be bent or deformed, and that the bristles be supported above the bottom of the pot so as not to come in contact therewith and get out of Holders in accordance with my invention afford such support for the brush, and by the use thereof, the brush may be kept permanently in good condition b being suspended in proper liquid at a suita 1e height.

Brush holders in accordance with the present invention may be readily and inexpensively constructed, and when out of use are received in a recess provided in the brush for that purpose and may be retained therein by spring action, but nevertheless may readlly be taken out of'the recess and put in holding position by a slight pull when the brush is to be put away. Holders in accordance with my invention being retained in their recesses by their spring construction,

do not rattle or shake about so as to become a detriment during the use of the brush.-

An' object of the invention is to provide a brush holder which, while, effective for suspendin a brush, will not readily become clogged with the dried paint or the like so as to prevent its proper and efiicient action.

In the case of flat/headed brushes the present invention provides a holder placed on one end of the fiat brush head whereby such flat brushes may be hung in a pot with the long way of the brush substantially at right angles or radially disposed with respect to the walls of the pot so that a maximum number of brushes may be hung in a single pot without coming into contact with one another.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 5,1913. Application filed September 15,1916. Serial No. 120,274.

Other and further objects of the invent1on will appear in connection with the following description, and with the foregoing and related objects in view, my invention consists in, the parts, improvements and combinations herein set forth and claimed, and 1n the improvement of devices of the E STATES PATNT can on E CHARLES E. HECH'I, OF IRYINGTON, JERSEY.

class described in numerous important respects. v In the drawing appended hereto and forming'a part of this specification I have shown, for the purpose of illustratin -my invention andmaking it clearly fe forms in which said invention may be embodied. It is to be understood, however, that the forms shown are for the purpose of illustration only, and that I am not to be confined to such specific form or forms excep'.1 as required by my claims.

the said drawing, Figure 1 is a view partly in cross-section and partly in elevation, showing'a flat brush suspended from the wall of a paint pot by a holder embodymg my invention. Fig. 2 is an'enlarged crosssectional detail view showing the holder of Fig. 1 in retracted position in the brush head. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the form of holder utilized with the brush of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing a plurality of brushes supported in a pot in the manner of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of brush and bolder. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view showing the holder of Fig. 5 retracted into the brush handle and spring-held therein, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail perspective of the spring holder made use of in the brushes top beads or whether, when such beads are provided, they project. inwardly or outwardly. An ordinary fiat headed paint brush is shown at 13, and with this type of un rstood, two

any construction, whet er with or Without brush I prefer to secure the holders at one maln'ng up a holder for such a brush is shown in detail in Fig. 3, and the same may be constructed of metal such as steel, which is preferably tempered after being formed up, and it preferably consists of two substantially hook-shaped portions 15-and' 16, one received within the other, and a u-shaped portion 17 by which the hook-shaped portions 15 and 16 are connected together, the whole member being preferably constructed of one integral piece. Such member isdesignated generally by reference character H, and a suitable recess 18 is provided in the end of the brush head for receiving the U- shaped portion 17 of the member H. Pivoting means extendingacross the recess 18 are provided and extend throu h between the upper and lower portions 1 and 17" of the U-shaped portion 17 of the member H, and the same may consist of a rivet or pin 19, as shown in Fig. 1. On the end of the brush and beneath the recess 18 is provided a recess 20 for receiving the hook portion 16 of the member H. Such recess 20 may extend through the tin or other brush binding 21, as shown at 22, or if, as is sometimes the case, the head 13 of the brush projects to a considerable extent above such binding 21, then the recess 20 may be formed entirely within the wooden head above the binding; In any case it is provided within the head 13 above the space within which the bristles are received and held so as to prevent water or other liquid getting into such recess, in which the bristles are received, through the top thereof.v In Fig. 2 is shown the osition of the parts when the member H of Fig. 1 is in lace within the recess provided in the brus head for that purpose. As will be seen, the pivot 19 is preferably placed toward the outer portion of the recess 18 and is loosely received within the space 17 a between the portions 17 and 17 of the u-shaped part 17, andin setting the member H into this recess the opening 17 a being much larger than the pivot 19 permits the hook-shaped member to be pushed back with respect thereto as shown in Fig. 3. v At the same time as it is pushed back, the hook portion 16 may be pushed downwardly, bringing the resilient hook-shaped portion 15 into contact with the bottom 18' of the-slot 18 against the spring action of the hooked part 15 comprising these parts toward one another and so that the hook 16 will enter the slot 20 in the end of the brush.

When the hook 16 has entered the slot 20 it exerts upward pull on the top wall thereof by reason of the spring construction of the holder which-is thereby gripped withcomparative firmness in its retracted position. To pull it out when it is needed to hang a brush up, it is only necessary to grasp and pull on the hook portion 16 or the part adjacent thereto, when it readily comes out of the slot 20, making the holder available for suspending the brush from the wall of the In Fig. 5 a holder is provided for a brush 25 of the ordinary round or oval head type, and in this case I prefer to provide the recess 26 in the handle 27 of the brush. The

some little pressure is required to bring them together. In Fig. 5 they are shown ashaving been brought together by the weight of the brush, and in Fig. 6 the hooks 32 and 33 have been brought together by exerting pressure thereonin retracting them into position within the recess 26 and the holder is retained therein by the tendency to expand due to the skeleton spring construction of the holder. A cut-out 34: may be provided on the edges of the slot 26 to give convenient access to the thumb and finger for pulling the holder H out of its place within the recess 26.

It is to be understood that I am not to be restricted to the precise forms shown, but that numerous changes therein and departures therefrom may be resorted to within the scope of my claims and without departing from my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

recess, but being compressible into form to be received and retained in the recess until withdrawn therefrom.

2. A brush providedwith a-recess, a pivot extending across the'recess, and 'ahooked member formed from resilient metal bent into loop form, providing a large 0 ening in the member in which the pivot is oosely received so that the holder has a considerable range of bodily and. angular movement with respect to the pivot.

3. A brushv having a recess therein, a hooked holding member formed of a metallic strand in loop form normally of a size and form not permitting its entry into said recess but compressible so that. it may enter said recess and be retained therein by its tend- Having thus described my invention, I Y

ency to expand, and means for loosely connecting said member to the brush within the recess. v

4, A brush provided with two adjacent recesses, and a skeleton hooked member pivoted in one of said recesses, the hook eing adapted to be received and retained in the other recess.

5. In a brush, ahead provided with a recess on its upper portion and with a second recess on its end, and a hooked member loosely pivoted in the first recess and having the hook thereof adapted to be forced into the second recess by springing the hooked member whereby it is retained in place by its spring action. 7

6. A brush having a recess therein, a hooked member of skeleton form and comprising arms compressible toward one another, and means whereby said holder is retained in said recess by springing the arms toward one another.

7. In a' brush, a brush head provided with a recess, a pivot extending across the recess, a compressible member of skeleton form and provided with a hook, the pivot passing loosely through said member, and means whereby the member is spring-retained within its recess by hooking said member into a recess provided in the end of the brush.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I hereto set my hand, this 13th day'of September, 1916.

CHARLES E. HECH'I. 

